- 2.4.1: Our Flagship Programmes
- 2.4.2: On-going and supported projects
- 2.4.3: On-going partnerships
- 2.4.4: Our Fellows
- 2.4.5: Malassis Prize
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Partnership with Cariplo
Supporting development-oriented research in agriculture
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A Partnership Agreement between Agropolis Fondation and Fondazione Cariplo was signed on 16 September 2011 in Milan, heralding the start of collaboration between the two European Foundations, both with long-standing commitment in the promotion of research in the field of agricultural sciences.
The two foundations decided to focus their initial collaboration on rice given its centrality in both the economy and nutrition in most of the developing world where the availability of this staple crop is often equated with food security. With each foundation contributing €1 million, the two foundations launched FIRST (French-Italian Rice Science and Technology) Initiative which is aimed at developing and supporting scientific research in the agri-food sector as well as in facilitating the emergence of excellent, innovative and potentially high-impact research on rice. |
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It also aims to support and complement international initiatives on rice such as the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) which involves global research players such as the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), AfricaRice and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). The FIRST Initiative will promote common actions between Agropolis Fondation and Cariplo involving scientists and researchers from France, Italy and developing countries in a joint effort to contribute to knowledge sharing and scientific capacity building. The two entities will build on their respective strengths, including their network of stakeholders and capacity to leverage funding in order to foster synergy in promoting scientific excellence and relevance while maximizing impact. The collaboration between the two foundations will be anchored on original scientific approaches privileging integration (from genes to systems, up to the final use of products) and interdisciplinary approach (biological sciences, engineering and social sciences). This joint initiative will fund development-oriented rice research as well as the mobility and exchange of professors, scientists, researchers and students from France, Italy and rice-producing developing countries.
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